Jack



June 24 1924;

H A. ALHEIT JACK Filed Oct. 51.

I I j I I I I I I INVENTOR HENRYH fizz-1517' WITNESSES A TTORNE YS Application filed October at, 1. Serial no. 671,.

To all 072 am it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY A. Amrr, s citizen of the United States, and a resident of Boston, in the county of Sufi'olk end State of Massachusetts, have invented it new end Im roved J sck, of which the followingis a ful clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to acks end has for an object to provide an improved jack which is of very simple constructlon but which presents an-extremely strong and eficient structure with a minimum number of perts.

Another object of the invention is to rovide a jack wherein an adjustment of height may be made but without the use of elevating mechenism'.

- A still further object, more specifically, is

to provide a jeck wherein the perts ere so arranged that the efi ective height of the jack may be provided end then the jack moved to operative position by power trensmitted from the eutomobile orother vehicle with which the jack is being used.

An additional object is to provide 21 inch in which a specielly constructed bese is provided permitting the inch to be tilted and fitted against an object to be eieveted end then swung with the object until the jech essumes e vertical position. 7

in the eccompenying drewing Figure 1 is e fregmentery view of a wheel end an axle olen automobile withthe inch bodying the invention,- eho applied thereto.

'Fi' re 2 is e view ear to en lbut showing the wheel ounted on s compensatinggbloclr. a

igure 3. is e peective view on en enlerged scale of the inch shown in Fire 1.

igure 4 is e lon 'tudinel ve rticel sectionsl view through the pick shown in Fire 3.

Referri to the eccompeny drewing by numer els, 1 indicetes the wheel of en automobile which is connected in any deem-ed menner to the axle 2. 1" the tire 3 is de-- listed or it is desired for any reeson to raise the exle 2, the jack 4 is pieced eg i e axle asshown in Figure 1 end then theenle and wheel moved until the-inch and other parts assume the dotted osltion shown in Figure 1. This meg be one by menuelly pushing the eutomo ile the desired distance or may be done by moving the automobile throu h the action of the slime end driving w eels there is e ler I Where the tire is defleted end 'm at very large tire, it is desirable to use a competenting block 5'which may be two or more inches thick. en this block is used, the wheel is moved by the power bf the engine until it is positioned substantially as shown in Figure 2. The jack 4 is then pieced in position and the engine caused to move the eutomobilein a proper direction which will in turn cause the parts to assume a position similar to that shown in dotted lines in Figure 1. ere the jack is being applied to the dri wheels, asfor instance, the reer wheels of en automobile, the amount of raise is limited b the fact that the traction of the whee e ceases as soon as most of the weight is taken from either wheel. For this reason, it is desired to use a proper size block 5 to secure en initial elevation and then to use the jack d to secure the added elevation. After the jack 4 has provided the finel or added elevetion, block 5 may be removed end the tire operated on as desired.

in Figures 3 end i, the detsils of the inch 4 will be seen. in forming the inch, e tubuler body 6 is provided designed to receive the edjustsble stem 7 which cerries' at its upper end en ere-shaped shoulder 8 edepted to fit egeinst the exle of en eutomobile or eny other article to be eleveted. The stem 7 is provided with s number of epertures 9 desied to receive at didert times pin 10 whereby the edective height of the inch mey be varied. e tubuler bed *8 mes preferably into four supporting egs 11,12, 13 end 14.-

legs 13 d'ld mer into the side hers 16 end 17 out the base '18. lfhe side bars 1% end 17 in turn merge into the heck her 19 end into the legs 11 end 12. It will be noted that the front legs 13 end 1d ere substantially rectenler in cr-sec' solutely esstiel, as e rigid #b'l would serve the seme rrose. Fro

4 it will be ll hut n ime d d1 speced' s. short distence from the hem ge of the respective plates 16 en 17 end thet 4 r 22 tween construction peits bottom plat:

the side y it a 17 to sink slightly he the rosdd iore the fill d Q1 i' lid Eld-

that carrying the spurs 23 and 24.

gage the roadbed. This will prevent any tilting and at the same time the opening 22 and the opening 22' will permit the entrance of part of the roadbed or other support when the weight of the automobile is on the jack and thereby prevent accidental slipping or sliding of the jack.

In Fig. 3 it will be noted that the side bars 16 and 17 are parallel or substantially parallel and consequently a proper shaping of the base is produced which is ample "to support the desired weight and at the same time permit the structure to be sufiiciently small to fit in a tool-box or other place of storage. It will also be noted from Figs. 3 and 4 that the side bars or members 16 and 17 present spurs or earth-engaging corners 23 and 24, which are adapted to dig into the roadbed as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 when the jack is being operated.

It will be noted from Figure 4 that the corners 23 and 24 are only a short distance in front of a central line drawn through the stem 7. This will permit the jack to be readily tilted over fromv the position shown in Figure l to the dotted position shown in the same figure, but will resist further tilting as the base 18 extends an appreciable distance beyond the stem 7 on the side 0 pofsite re erably the parts, except members 7 and 10, are formed integral or welded together at the. point of connection so that the complete structure will be extremely strong as well as presenting a minimum number of parts. It will be noted that there are only three independent parts, namely, the stem structure 7 pin 10 and the remaining members forming the jack.

What Iclaim is:

1. A jack, comprising a substantially rectangular base formed with three side plates,

aback bottom plate connecting three of said plates, a front plate connecting two of said side plates, two of saidside plates being formed at one end with spurs, a body mounted pn said base, and adjustable means connecting ottom plate.

3'. In a jack, atubular body mer 'ng into a plurality of depending legs, a p ate connecting each pair of legs together at the bottom, a back plate connecting said first mentioned plates together, and a pair of bottom plates 1 connecting the first mentioned plates together, said bottom plates bein spaced apart and above the bottom edge 0? said bottom plates. I

4. In a jack, a tubular body merging into a plurality of depending legs, a base merging into said legs, said base including a pair of side plates, and a pair of spaced bottom plates, said bottom lates being also s aced upwardly from the ottom edge of sai side plates.

HENRY ADAM ALHEIT. 

